Welcome to Elm Class 2025-26!

• PE will be on WEDNESDAY afternoons- make sure kit is in school please.
• Homework needs to handed in ASAP to allow time for marking. New homework will be given out every Friday.
• Spellings will be tested on Friday and new ones stuck in planners (if they have been handed in)

Any questions/problems- see Mrs Pounder :)

 

Autumn Term 2

ENGLISH

 

This unit is based on David Litchfield’s heart-warming story The Bear and the Piano. The learning journey will develop pupils’ understanding of the story – its characters, themes and language. Pupils make connections between the characters and themes on a personal level with the bear, to create varied, meaningful writing outcomes for a range of audiences and purposes. Grammar and punctuation teaching points are embedded within the context of the text, with pupils taught to apply what they have learned in their own writing around such themes as home, friendship, perseverance and fame. The unit culminates in a final piece of writing where pupils apply all that they have learned to produce a new adventure story of their own

 

MATHS

 

In Year 3, children will develop their addition and subtraction skills to work with three-digit numbers, building on previous knowledge. They will learn to perform calculations mentally and using formal column methods, as well as using their knowledge of place value and inverse operations to check their answers. Key objectives include adding and subtracting up to three-digit numbers, estimating, solving missing number problems, and explaining their method

 

SCIENCE-LIGHT

 

This unit is structured around six science enquiries:

1. Investigating light  2. Investigating reflections 3. Can reflections be useful? 4. Investigating shadows

5. Investigating shadows made by the sun 6. Can you tell a story with shadows?

 

History- THE STONE AGE

 

Year 3 children learn about the Stone Age as a prehistoric period of human development, focusing on how people lived, made tools, and gradually changed their way of life. Key topics include the shift from hunting and gathering to farming and building settlements, the use of flint to make tools, and the eventual transition to the Bronze Age

DT

In this unit pupils will be learning about shell structure products. They will explore a range of products, including packaging, and identify the purpose of the shell structure; for protecting, presenting, or containing. Children will disassemble shell structures to investigate how they are made and will learn about how materials are stiffened and strengthened. Children will practise using construction kits and card to make nets of shapes and will develop skills in scoring, cutting out and assembling nets to make 3D shapes. Children will design a shell structure for an intended user and purpose. They will apply their learning from the unit to make their product and will evaluate their completed products, judging the extent to which they have met the original design criteria.

 

ART

 

Children will develop a range of painting skills using powder paints. They will be learning about primary, secondary and tertiary colours and how they can mix these. They will complete a final piece thinking about the use of warm and cold colours.

They will continue to use a sketchbook to collect ideas and practice skills.

COMPUTING

Learners will develop their understanding of digital devices, with an initial focus on inputs, processes, and outputs. They will also compare digital and non-digital devices. Next, learners will be introduced to computer networks, including devices that make up a network’s infrastructure, such as wireless access points and switches. Finally, learners will discover the benefits of connecting devices in a network.

 

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PE

 

PE will cover the following skills:

Lesson 1: Types of passing including bounce pass

Lesson 2: Passing selection

Lesson 3: Creating space when passing 

Lesson 4 : Shooting 

Lesson 5: Game play and rule

Lesson 6: Marking, defending and intercepting

 

MFL

1. Classroom objects and the verb avoir
2. Christmas characters, the verb être and colours
3. Christmas traditions in France / a Christmas song